was wotd|2006|November|3
English
Etymology
From the crest of a cock when it is defeated in a cock fight.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�kr�stf�l�n/
audio|en-us-crestfallen.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj|pos=crestfallen
- sad|Sad because of a recent event.
- depressed|Depressed.
Quotations
timeline|
1800s=1876 1897|
1900s=1908 1946
1876 � w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain, s:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. XII
:Tom's cheeks burned. He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen.
1897 � w:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells, s:The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man, ch. 12
:Hall tried to convey everything by grimaces and dumb show, but Mrs. Hall was obdurate. She raised her voice. So Hall and Henfrey, rather crestfallen, tiptoed back to the bar, gesticulating to explain to her.
1908 � w:Kenneth Grahame|Kenneth Grahame, s:The Wind in the Willows|The Wind in the Willows, ch. 6
:'He did it awfully well,' said the crestfallen Rat.
1946 � w:Paramahansa Yogananda|Paramahansa Yogananda, s:Autobiography of a Yogi|Autobiography of a Yogi, ch. 15
:I rushed there; no lamp! Crestfallen, I returned to my guru.
Synonyms
italbrac|sad from recent event: sad, unhappy
italbrac|depressed: dejected, depressed
Translations
trans-top|Sad because of a recent event
Finnish: alakuloinen
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trans-top|Depressed
Finnish: masentunut
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